Concrete wall or column construction.



PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907.

W. E. MIDDLETON.

CONCRETE WALL OR COLUMN CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED 00'1.29, 1906- .sorilsed and claims 1 a i l i-iii k,

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LIAM 1'1. .lilllfl')l. l li )bf. 01 liAiNBAS CITY, MKSEOURL H.551, OR OOLUT! Bil CJ'ONSTEUGTKION.

No. 871,879. Specification of Tie-"lasers 1 :15am, Liotmxtod Nov. 28,1907.

i'\pyhr;oiiuu tilmi Osmium-29, 1906. Eaii'liallh. 341.003.

o1 Column lfoiisti'ucLion, 02 which 'llio i'olhrwing: is 21 spa-0i ".cotioh.

This invention mists-s to com-nah: W11 l or column construction And my oivjcvfi is to producs simplo and filili'fllfiiii moons oracing the valls of tho folsowoihi and for s: 1111- ing suitable ioiniorco horriin s. ".Xsd relation to said walls bu insure pi'vpsz' and complclc ombsdmoii t of the. ours in the window wall 01' column.

A further object is Lo intvsi'laco tho rcim force bars lac-gothw of, low soon and utilize certain oi said burs if desirable, as anchors or supports for coho-piss, lusclzois or pool Windows as hmimifm s ploii'ml.

With these-objects in w and otlioi's ol a, tributary motors, tho in'x'ozdioii U011; corlaoin novel and peculii foo-mics ol stmcbion and o fixation as l: lul /H 0? doi and i owls-1" that it undois'tood. z QUUCG to 00 accompanying (l'i'ffP/Jl in 11 mo 7 be fol F of hao to the which Figure 7 is seoiionql ooi'sz'm iw- J'iow' of a portion of the false-v nioics hairs for the concrete Wfldl. 2, is; s s ciionol ms for a concrete mm. Fig. 3, is on co.- lsrgsd section show 11g 5h 9 :iusndcdi'OlEL LLU Jl between one of tho ti'zmsvsi'so romIorc-o rods;

' a bolt therefor and one. of tho walls of the concroto column.

In the said. (.lmwiugs, 1 indicutcs in walls composod in Fig. 1 of s: oi pl ilqs or boards wronged odgo to sdgc and connected at intervals by cross ms '2 said or cleats mid bom'ds at suithhlh inicr'mls using provided with. alinod holes or psssogss A skeleton roinl'oz'co worl: for cmhodmsnl in tho conciro io to be 'tillod in liohwvso said walls to wroducs a solid conci'oto wall, consists pi-ei'ciohly of vertical 1111's 4 i-i'i'ongod in plai'msin :Llihomont am holcs 3, horizontal reinforce bars 13 aroused by pioloi'cncc in tho some with-cl piano and (s-wholly beiwoon tho sorics' oi lr" and in thc-s-imiio lh'nizonlol plsns as ho. 1% m d i msvm'sc tic-ro ls 6, said lillf'TUk lowing heir ends threaded o-t'T. 'd iodsoil thopu'rpose of soc-swine ioinfoi'co bars ao rsihcr son nod in; how 3 and nsotul .llllllUWl}iCZii-S in Cowroio Wall as at 8 and around tho hormonal l 5 as at ll, this aii'i'un goznonl producing 21 sliolotoh reiufoi'co \xovli which is svmnad i'vliobly' lio- HVQHH 'l'hc walls 1 by humus ol tho headed bolts l which vxlohd lln'odgfh holis 3 mid 11.10 pmvidud with tluondcd, soi'liols 11 lomngags tho thrmdcd cnds of rods in Fig. 2, lulic l'ulsvvvm'k consists of oppo sits walls 12 and 13 lilting: logstlwi so as l'o l'orui a Jeri, .zil box, tho walls 13 preferably ovmloppihg Lhc edges oi walls 12, 'mul hm ing planks 14 secured Lo l llCll inner sides and engaging tho miner odgss o! \vslls 12 to pro-- vido stops for the lot/incl and insure, o plumli position thoi col'. 'lho reinforce Work for tho column is ol 'pi'eciscly Lho sumo l-onslii f on: lmnt or (oiled Mound tho upright lia-rs l lion iuxd arrangemold as m the wall shown in 150 1 WV 117 [I )1 1' i 5. l ciicopb imc 1.1 ion 01 11c ION/i011 m lmi's 5 additional tie rods (5 are employed. The. i'mnloicc oars mo m'mngcd \"KlllllilllV thus interlacing oi interlocking the boys with (ho rods, Lhc former m'cflhcld in :1 fixed positionwi i511 relation to the box and c onsequqnlly will be \mmplolflol cnihoddod within tho con-- ca'clzc column proiluqod by depositing con crew in said box. M

:ll'lw iLiHB conci'otoswoll or column is set, the bolts 16 mo"unscrowod from the rods 6 and tho is Work is smovod leaving standing a, ncioivo, wall or oohunn l5, n'ovidml in coch .do with sockets l6, into which project the 'xm'cuded ends of rods 6. which sockets m0 plugged with concrete unless it dcs'red to i'ci ngsg'e the bolls Willi. said rods or to screw otlici bolls onto said rods for the purpose o. supporting a canopy, brackets, iiroproof wiiulows or other structures. If such sliiu-lhio is not to be secured to the Wall in; the thus of or; :Lion of the latter the holes ore pluggcd with ccmcm'; as ox'ploined, such plugs liv ng dug out at on time in the fufiuio when s dvsii'od to utilize said Lie-rods as an anchor or support, for a structure; it being uhdoi'slood in this connection that the coils or bonds ii; io tisq'ods and the various roinfoi'cs lam-s togo'lhvv with the cohesion of the cement with the lic-rods cooperate in resist. ing any longitudinal .movcn'ient; of the tiestructure sugperted an ossd thereon by the that consequsnaly practically the entire strength 0f the soncrete st-luemrs is ut-fiized as a support for the canopy or fifilet structure secured there-t0.

From the abeve description it will be apparent that 1 have pz'oduced a cement wall or column constyuctien possessing 11E of the features enumerated as desirable snd'whieh may obviously be modifiedvin minsrpar'uieulars Without departing from the principle and scope 0f the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention What desire to secuTe by Letrods under the strain im I claim as new and ters Patent, 12

Means itor iernnng concrete sbructures comprlsmg fslsework horizontal TOdS disposed ion ltudmshy between the Walk: of the kaisevW01 transverse honzontak rods centrally connected Wlth a longlmdmsl honzontsl rod new as": a

ing spproximsiaely in the planes 0? the inner faces of the WLPxS of the falsework, vertical 2051s ssnneczed with the transverse reds between the ends 0! the same as longitudinal rods, and threaded sleeves insss'ed through the "fsisework and remevsbly en aging the threaded ends of 1511s t-mns ieyss areas the said sleeves fitziizg over the ends of fine transverse rods beyond the inner sees of the faisework whereby when the sleeves are removed the ends 0f the rods Wfl be piojecting within sockets in the face of the concrete structure In iestinmny whereof I affix my signature in the presence of Wm Witnesses.

XVHJLEAM BHDDLETGN.

Witnesses:

H. U. G. Y.

RQDGERS, THORPE.

and having their ends threaded and 'irminfldt- 

